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shrink in Arabic

قَلَّصَ qallaṣa

/ˈʃɹɪŋk/

shrink in Arabic: قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa), تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa), أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama). In English, shrink means to cause to become smaller.

Arabic words for shrink

transitive: to cause something to shrink
قَلَّصَ qallaṣa
intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
تَقَلَّصَ taqallaṣa, أَحْجَمَ ʔaḥjama

English meaning of shrink

  1. verb To cause to become smaller.
  2. verb To become smaller; to contract.
  3. verb To cower or flinch.
  4. verb To draw back; to withdraw.

Full definition of shrink

shrink in a sentence

  • The dryer shrank my sweater.
  • This garment will shrink when wet.
  • Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.

Synonyms of shrink

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Questions about shrink in Arabic

What is the meaning of shrink in Arabic?
Shrink in Arabic is قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa), تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa), أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama).
ما معنى كلمة shrink؟
Shrink: قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa), تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa), أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama).
What does shrink mean in English?
Shrink means to cause to become smaller.

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